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Honey Dijon Baked Salmon



This easy Honey Dijon Baked Salmon recipe is our new favorite! The salmon is cooked in a honey, Dijon and garlic glaze. It comes together in just 10 minutes. This delicious salmon recipe is perfect for a fancy dinner but it's also easy enough for a weeknight meal! Make it with me!


As most of you know, I spent a week in Alaska this summer fishing for Salmon and Halibut! We shipped home about a hundred pounds of fish and I have been loving it! I love creating new fish recipes and this recipe is one of my favorites! The sauce is simple and easy to throw together and the salmon tastes amazing! We served it with a side of asparagus and over a bed of brown rice! 






Salmon is such a light and healthy protein. It's awesome for counting calories and macros! I have many more salmon recipes coming to the blog soon and I can't wait to share them with you!



Honey Dijon Baked Salmon
Yields 2 servings
Calories Per Serving: 311calories Carb: 10g / Protein: 30g / Fat: 16g /
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoons honey
1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic minced
6 ounces salmon fillet skin on
10 asparagus spears

Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature while you prepare the other ingredients.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, olive oil, honey, Dijon and minced garlic.
Place salmon, skin side down, in the prepared baking dish. Pour about 2/3 of the sauce over the salmon, reserving the remaining 1/3 sauce.
Bake for the 12 minutes.
Brush on the remaining sauce and add asparagus to the pan. Bake for an additional 2-5 minutes, until internal temperature of the thickest part of the fish reaches 145 degrees on an instant read thermometer. 
Serve.







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